Form and frame for building iron fence



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FORM AND FRAME FOR BUILDING IRON IRNGR. 110.318,42?. Patented May 19, 1885.

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110,318,427. Patented May 19, 1885.

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FORNI AND FRAME POR BUILDING IRON IRNGR.

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FRANCIS O. HANSO, OF KENTON, OHIO.

FORM AND FRAME FOR BUILDING IRON FENCE.

SPECIFICATION foiming part of Letters Patent No. 318,427, dated IVIay 19,1885.

Application filed September 1l, ISH.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANoIs O. Hanson, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kenton, in the county of Hardin and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Form and Frame for Building Iron Fence ln, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists iu a new frame and form for building iron fence in, and essentially in adapting it to assuming the positions most natural and advantageous for the work man to work in and for holding and gaging the material at t-he different steps in construetion of a panel.

The style of fence my forni is pzirticnlarly designed for is thatcomposed of two or more parallel horizontal rails-such as channel-rail, T-rail, I-rail, ke-through which vertical pickets are passed, and fastened into the rails by swaging the same up against the pickets. Ornaments may be attached, if desired.

Figure 1 is a front view ot' my trame with my building-form in a horizontal position. Fig. 2 is a front view of my form in a vertical position. Fig. 3 is an end view of my frame and iorm. Fig. ft is a sectional end view through my clamp 'W and rail-holding trough or groove V. Fig. 5 is a rear view ot' my clamp XV, attached to the rail, Fig. (i, a view of hand-anvil and picket steadier or holder. Figzf is an end view of my work-table. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of my work-bench; Fig. 9, an end view of my frame, showing pawl and ratchet. Fig. l() is a detached View of one ot' my cresspieees lil, showing a manner of hinging my adjustable gages O.

his the frame of my machine; B O, pulleys; D E, ropes passing from windlass F over pulleys B C, to pivots G of my form; H, pawland-ratchet wheel, by which the form is locked at any height; I, spring-shoulders, on which the i'ront ot' my form rests when in a horizontal position, l, slots in the cross-pieces of the frame of my form L; M, adjustable crosspieces carrying troughs "i", in which the rails of the fence are set preparatory to fastening in the pickets; N, hinges by means of which the gages O O are dropped out of position when desired. The gages O O/ are raised straight edges, fastened adjustably on pieces hinged to the cross-bars of the form.

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holding trough that the picket is to extend y above the rail.

l) are slotted pieces on cross-pieces )L by means ot' which and thumb screw or key Q the hinged gages O O are kept up when raised. The piece P is a small piece of brass or iron fastened permanently to the cross-piece of the frame and projecting out over the hinged piece carrying gage O, and having an open slot in the outer end.

Q is a small thumb screw or button, the head of which when turned sidewise passes through the slot in piece I and permits the gage O to drop down, but when turned crosswise locks the piece carrying the gage up in position. j usted laterally.

R is an adjustable lever by means of which the pitch of the pickets is regulated. The holes in the rails to receive the pickets are punched at even and similar distances apart, beginning at certain distances from the ends ofthe rails. The ends ofthe rails are placed against the lever R, which, it' the fence is for level ground, will be left straight across the form or at right angles with the cross-pieees and rail-troughs. lt'the fence is to be pitchedthat is, it' each picket is to be a little higher than the preceding one for rising groundthe lever It will be moved so as to be obliquely across the face of the form, more or less, as desired. This will give the necessary pitch tothe fence when the pickets are insertedand swaged in.

S is the pivot on which the lever R turns; T, screw to fasten gagelever lt in position in Slot U; V, trough or slot in which rail is held.

XV are a series of adj nstablejaws in which are the troughs V. One side ol" the jaws is squared, as shown at a, to iit down snugly on the top of bench Y when the bench is moved up.

Z is a piece dependent from the bottom of bench Y. As the table is advanced, this piece presses the spring b down and passes over it. The spring b extends to a point just back ot' where the piece Z must go when the bench is By this screw the gage O is ad-` when the pickets are being swaged in.

up in working position. As soon as the piece Z passes the end of spring b the spring rises to its normal position, the end of it coming against the back of piece Z and preventing its going backward until the spring is pressed down again.

a is a swaging-bar, that lits in the space between the top of the bench and the rail. The front end of the swaging-bar is made circular, V-shaped, or of shape to conform to the shape of the picket used. The swaging-bar a is heavy bar of iron about eighteen inches or two feet long, one end of it having a recess or groove to tit against the picket being worked on to hold it steady while being swagcd in. The other end of the swaging-bar is broad and mushroom-shaped. adapted to rest against the body of the operator. The sides of the bar are square and justit snugly between the workbench and the rail, and when lying on the bench form an anvil to receive the impact of the blows on the rail.

In swaging a picket the operator rests the swaging-bar on top of the bench with the grooved end against the picket and his body pressed firmly against the other end of the swaging-bar to keep the picket firmly in posisition while striking the blow to swage the picket in.

Y isa work-bench, composed of arectangular vertical frame and two rearwardly-projecting pieces at the bottom,which are mounted on rollers, as shown, Figs. 7 and S, and having two projecting` pieces, Y', ou which the forni rests c is a slot on piece P, in which screw Q, plays; G', a slot in which the screw Q plays, Fig. l0.

rIhe operation of my device is as follows: The form L is placed in a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. l. The rails are inserted in the troughs or slots Y, the ends being placed against the lever R', which is placed straight or inclined across the face of the form, as the pickets are to be perpendicular with the base or to have any certain pitch from a level. The gages O are made of L-shaped pieces extending across'the form, having parts of their upright faces cut away, as shown, Fig. 10, to allow the longer pickets to pass through. These gages are adjustable lengthwise'by means of screw Q' and slot c', and crosswise of the form by means of slot c and screw Q.. The gage O is dropped down out of the way, and the gage O moved along until its cut-away parts are opposite the holes for the long piekets. rlhis gage is then let down also, the short pickets driven in their proper places, when gage O is raised and the ends of the pickets brought iiush against the face of the guide. The longer pickets are then driven in their proper holes, the gage O raised and the ends of the long pickets regulated by it. rllhe pickets are driven through the rails bottom end iirst, so that the top of the picket will come against the gages. The gages O O are adjustable by means of screws and slo'ts g, to regulate pickets extending different distances above the rails. d l are sliding pins in the rear part of my form. f is a slot in the upright parts of my frame, in which the pivots G slide, and into which the pins d are pushed when the l'rame is raised to a vertical position to keep it in that position. Vhen the pickets are all of one length, one of the gages O O' may be let down out of the way. Vhen the pickets have been driven in the proper distances, and regulated by the gages, the form L is raised by the windlass F and ropes D E to the desired height. Vhen it is swung into a vertical position, with the top of the fence downward, the heads of the revolving sliding pins cl are pushed into t-he slot f, which keeps the form from swinging. The tool-table Y is then advanced until the top of it rests under the recess X on cla-mp XV. The workman then inserts the swaging-bar a between the top of the table Y and the rail V, the recess in the end of bar a restingagaiust the picket and the other end against his person. The swaging-bar c iits snugly between the rail and bar and furnishes an anvil to support the rail and receive the impact of the blows in swaging. The workman next places his swaging-punch on the rail near the picket and pointed toward the picket, and with a blow swages or plugs the metal against the picket, fastening it tightly in position. The beam M is hinged at 7L to let down out of the way should the small pickets have heads so large as to cause trough Y or clamps XV to be in the way. By this construction and arrange- -ment the workman has his panel in a horizontal position when driving in his pickets and for gaging and straightening them. The rails are held rmly and free from liability to wabble while the pickets are being driven in,

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the proper pitch is always preserved, and the panel is always at a height most convenient to work at. As soon as the swaging or plugging is to be done, the workman stands the fence in a vertical position, top down, by swinging the form around, and rests each rail on his swaging-anvil while swaging or plugging the metal around the picket. By means of the ropes and pulleys the form carrying the fence is readily raised to bring the parts to be worked onto a proper level.

Heretofore the work has all been done with a stationary frame, placing the workman at a great disadvantage, and rendering the work tedious, very tiresome, and less accurate.

A workman with my forni can do more ,than the work of tw'o heretofore, and do it much better.

l1. In a frame for building iron fence, a pivoted swaging-form having devices to keep it in a vertical or horizontal position, substantially as set forth.

2. In a form for building iron fence, the adjustable rail-holding troughs Y, the hinged guide O, and the adjustable hinged guide O', as and for the purpose set forth.

3. ln a form for building iron fence, the

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6. The combinatiomwitll the swinging forni L and rail-guidcs W', of the rolling Work-bench Y, upon which the part X of guides or clamps W' rest, and the sWaging-bar a, fitting snugly in between the rail V and top of bench Y, form` ing an anvil to steady the rail and receive thc impact of the blows in swnging or plugging the picket in.

FRANCIS O. HANSOX. Witnesses:

CARL H. PRICE, H. A. MOORE. 

